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[GableBabble]

I have ducks and geese too.

Isn't it funny the things that get us so excited?

Yes. Sadly I do not think I got this excited over the birth of my own children. As a matter of fact I know I did not with the last one. I threw the preganacy test at my husband as he entered the door.

Beginning stalking mode now. Ninja swapper alert.

I second Baby's comment.

lololol

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Celtic-what do I do about a certain gosling who is being a BRAT?

I have him separated from the ducklings because he is pulling their feathers out! The littlest ducklings backs are completely bare, so I moved them away from him last week. They finally have some peace. Now he is going after the biggest ones that came with him. He goes after them one at a time and gets them until they squawk, then he moves to the next one. Is he just bored? It is 12 degrees here, so I haven't been able to put him outside, but they swim in the bathtub for a while most days, and I am sprouting seeds for them, which they love!

Goslings become bored at that age unless provided lots of stimulation. Look for parrot toys at the pet store (large parrot nothing little). Grow fodder for him so he has something to chew on. Cotton rope gives them something to tug on and play with also. Cotton fabric torn into 1-2" wide strips knotted together at the top and hung over the brooder will work too. Watch for stray threads and trim as needed. Rubber dog toys work well too, kong makes GREAt toys that geese cant destroy.

We keep kong balls and other balls in every adult pen and often find them in the pools. We also buy parrot friendly bells and tie them to rope for the geese to play with. We have one goose who loves mirrors so I put a shower mirror on the fence of her pen, now she looks at herself during the day.

They are highly intelligent and need stimulation. They are very strong so all toys need to be tough to hold up to their chewing.

 

[pysankigirl]

Yes. Sadly I do not think I got this excited over the birth of my own children. As a matter of fact I know I did not with the last one. I threw the preganacy test at my husband as he entered the door.

OMG!!! that is too funny!

but honestly, chickens are easier to rear than children. I am one of the few people that never had the urge to have any. I think it's because I was used as slave labor babysitting all growing up and I had NO illusions. LOL and I am a ditz and I still have nightmares about suddenly realizing I had a baby or two and I cant find them and then I find them in the laundry hamper all shrivelled up from dehydration (but still alive!) and I am desparately trying to rehydrate them before they do die. yeah, I am damaged.

chickens are easier. and noone thinks you are a horrible person if they are occasionally picked off by wolves.

 

[Bettacreek]

chickens are easier.  and noone thinks you are a horrible person if they are occasionally picked off by wolves.

 

[GableBabble]

OMG!!! that is too funny!

but honestly, chickens are easier to rear than children. I am one of the few people that never had the urge to have any. I think it's because I was used as slave labor babysitting all growing up and I had NO illusions. LOL and I am a ditz and I still have nightmares about suddenly realizing I had a baby or two and I cant find them and then I find them in the laundry hamper all shrivelled up from dehydration (but still alive!) and I am desparately trying to rehydrate them before they do die. yeah, I am damaged.

chickens are easier. and noone thinks you are a horrible person if they are occasionally picked off by wolves.

I love my kids, but man they drive me crazy. I also have three teens, though....so that is prolly why.

Goslings become bored at that age unless provided lots of stimulation. Look for parrot toys at the pet store (large parrot nothing little). Grow fodder for him so he has something to chew on. Cotton rope gives them something to tug on and play with also. Cotton fabric torn into 1-2" wide strips knotted together at the top and hung over the brooder will work too. Watch for stray threads and trim as needed. Rubber dog toys work well too, kong makes GREAt toys that geese cant destroy.

We keep kong balls and other balls in every adult pen and often find them in the pools. We also buy parrot friendly bells and tie them to rope for the geese to play with. We have one goose who loves mirrors so I put a shower mirror on the fence of her pen, now she looks at herself during the day.

They are highly intelligent and need stimulation. They are very strong so all toys need to be tough to hold up to their chewing.

One thing that worked well for us was that ball that drops out the treats. We also use mirrors and cloth ropes. My husband has a small icing bucket with many holes drilled in it for our toulouse. They knock it all over the year getting treats out of it.

 

[caj1985]

Yes. Sadly I do not think I got this excited over the birth of my own children. As a matter of fact I know I did not with the last one. I threw the preganacy test at my husband as he entered the door.

lololol

OMG!!! that is too funny!


chickens are easier. and noone thinks you are a horrible person if they are occasionally picked off by wolves.

I should not read this forum while I am sitting in my desk chair at work eating. I almost spit food all over my keyboard and monitor and wet my chair I was laughing so hard.
Gable, how many kids do you have? I have to say it could be worse. I was listening to Bob and Tom in the morning on the radio coming in to work and the subject of the woman that had the record for number of kids came up. Here is the answer, "The world record for having the most number of children officially recorded is 69 by the first of two wives of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782), a peasant from Shuya, 150 miles east of Moscow. In 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets. The children were born between 1725-1765."

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Woohoo! I have my debit card replaced and my money refunded. Temporarily, until I return the fraud paperwork. But I have a new card all logged into PayPay. I am dangerous once again!

sorry you had to go through this at all, but thrilled it is going to be okay and you can do what you need to do again  (like swap!)

Swapping is the whole reason I set up a PayPal account, too! I'm NOT addicted, either. Dedicated. I'm dedicated.

However, having a week off swapping has proven to me that I can quit any time I want. So, there, everyone!

 

[GableBabble]

I should not read this forum while I am sitting in my desk chair at work eating. I almost spit food all over my keyboard and monitor and wet my chair I was laughing so hard.
Gable, how many kids do you have? I have to say it could be worse. I was listening to Bob and Tom in the morning on the radio coming in to work and the subject of the woman that had the record for number of kids came up. Here is the answer, "The world record for having the most number of children officially recorded is 69 by the first of two wives of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782), a peasant from Shuya, 150 miles east of Moscow. In 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets. The children were born between 1725-1765."

I only have three.
My parents, however... had 10. My husbands grandparents had 15.... I stopped at three. I would be under the house eating bugs and chuckling at things my hand said, if I had more then three.

*****
Time to go out in the cold and do the dance of my people! (collecting eggs )

 

[pysankigirl]

I should not read this forum while I am sitting in my desk chair at work eating. I almost spit food all over my keyboard and monitor and wet my chair I was laughing so hard.
Gable, how many kids do you have? I have to say it could be worse. I was listening to Bob and Tom in the morning on the radio coming in to work and the subject of the woman that had the record for number of kids came up. Here is the answer, "The world record for having the most number of children officially recorded is 69 by the first of two wives of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782), a peasant from Shuya, 150 miles east of Moscow. In 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets. The children were born between 1725-1765."

wow...and she lived through that. in that day and age a miracle in itself! but perhaps if they were all multiles each child might have been smaller. I wonder how many lived.

she must have been shooting with both barrels and double time! either that or the russian scientists were experimenting on her with secret fertility treatments. I wonder about the other women in her family and if they were also super fertile/multiple eggs at once kinda girls.

 

[caj1985]

I only have three.
My parents, however... had 10. My husbands grandparents had 15.... I stopped at three. I would be under the house eating bugs and chuckling at things my hand said, if I had more then three.

Again, shouldn't read while eating. I have to agree with you on the number. I had never changed a diaper before I had my first. I had three under five. However, now I am missing all the noise and confusion... oh, wait I have my 4 year old grandson living with me. I no longer miss the noise and confusion. LOL!